An in vivo confocal microscopy and impression cytology analysis of goblet cells in patients with chemical burns

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1397-1400

  Le, Qi hua ^a   Wang, Wen tao ^a   Hong, Jia xu ^a   Sun, Xing huai ^a   Zheng, Tian yu ^a   Zhu, Wen qing ^a   Xu, Jian jiang ^a  

^a EYE AND ENT HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CHEMICAL BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; EYE BIOPSY; EYE BURN; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CELL COUNT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CORNEA DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CORNEAL DISEASES; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; EYE BURNS; FEMALE; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77949889330     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-3886     Document Type: Article

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